Nikon D600 full-frame 24 megapixel DSLR
Check out my live digital camera sensor between the new Nikon D600 DSLR and the common sensor used in most pocket point-and-shoot cameras in today’s GlobalTV Sunday Morning News Tech Talk segment: http://www.globaltvedmonton.com/video/tech+talk/video.html?v=2290894325&p=1&s=dd#video
Full frame digital cameras are out of reach for most
consumers. But Nikon’s new D600 full frame DSLR camera featuring a 24 megapixel
FX format CMOS sensor is currently $2,099 without lens ($2649 with AF-S Nikkor 24-85 mm f3.5-4,5 G at Henry’s Photo, McBain Camera and Vistek.
It reminds me when Canon’s first sub $1,000 Rebel DSLR (with
a sensor half the size) got consumers excited about quality digital photography
several years ago.
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You would think today with technology getting cheaper, a
full frame DSLR would cost a lot less, but the D600 offers similar professional
features of its pricier D800 sibling in a nice do-it-all package and smaller size.
It has a 39-point autofocus system, nine of which actually
work with each other (cross type points) and captures 1080p HD video at 30, 25
and 24 FPS and can stream uncompressed footage through its HDMI port. That’s a
lot of power for still and video photographers who want the best of both
worlds.
The D600 does not have some of the features of bulkier
cameras. Like no PC sync (well you can work around that), WiFi or GPS. The
autofocus requires a manual start in video mode.
But the picture and video quality can stand up to cameras
twice the price or more and the all-important high ISO quality is excellent. It
just does not get any better. Think of it as a D7000 with a full frame DX
sensor with no compromise in image quality. The point here, is you have the same horse power car in a smaller body and a few less controls but you cross the finish line just as fast.
An example where full frame cameras trump smaller, even
mirrorless interchangeable cameras or typical consumer DSLRs is shooting at higher
ISO settings. A skyline photo shot at dusk for example at 3,000 ISO shows no perceptible
noise on FX cameras like the D6000 across a clean sky…akin to the human eye.
Features at a glance:
1.7 lb without lens, a new top mounted mode dial (nice) replacing several
buttons. You get to key adjustments like image quality, bracketing, ISO much
quicker. The 100 per cent viewfinder is
set so that eye glass wearers can still see the entire image and the 3.2-inch
921,000 dot screen and bright and sharp, but it is fixed.
Compared to similarly priced competitor Canon EOS 6D which
comes with Wi-Fi and GPS, the D600 requires those features as optional plug-ins
totalling about $375. The camera feels balanced and the instant response when shooting brings back the old days of 35mm SLR shooting.
But one huge advantage Canon has over Nikon is the ability
to use APS-C DX lenses on full-frame Nikon cameras. The D600 crops the image
in-camera, nice.
Learn more about the D600 at www.nikon.ca
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